Chapter 45 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 45

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 45.1

आर्तस्वरं तु तं भर्तुर्विज्ञाय सदृशं वने। उवाच लक्ष्मणं सीता गच्छ जानीहि राघवम्॥

ārtasvaraṃ tu taṃ bharturvijñāya sadṛśaṃ vane| uvāca lakṣmaṇaṃ sītā gaccha jānīhi rāghavam||

English Meaning

Hearing that cry in the forest resembling her husband's voice Sítā spake to Laksmana saying Do you go and learn what has befallen Rāghava.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)